 | Abraham Lincoln - United States - 1900 - 186 pages
...plighted and engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation in 1778. And, finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects for ordaining...the States be lawfully possible, the Union is less perfect than before the Constitution having lost the vital element of perpetuity. 92 94 (June 20, 1848,... | |
 | Paul Selby - 1900 - 478 pages
...and engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of the Confederation in 1778; and, finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects for ordaining...Constitution was 'to form a more perfect union. ' But if destruction of the Union by one, or by a part only of the States, be lawfully possible, the union is... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc - 1900 - 470 pages
...plighted and engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation in 1778. And, finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects for ordaining...Constitution was "to form a more perfect union." But if destruction of the Union, by one, or by a part only, of the States, be lawfully possible, the Union... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1900 - 808 pages
...plighted and engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation in 1778. And finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects for ordaining and establishing the Constitution was " to forni a more perfect Union:' But if destruction of the Union by one or by a part only of the States... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1901 - 262 pages
...plighted and engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation in 1778. And, finally, in 1787 one of the declared objects for ordaining...the States be lawfully possible, the Union is less perfect than before the Constitution, having lost the vital element of perpetuity. It follows from... | |
 | American literature - 1901 - 694 pages
...plighted and engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation in 1778. And, finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects for ordaining...Constitution was 'to form a more perfect Union.' "But if destruction of the Union by one or by a part only of the States be lawfully possible, the Union is... | |
 | Israel C. McNeill, Samuel Adams Lynch - English literature - 1901 - 398 pages
...and engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation in 1778. And 155 finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects for ordaining...Constitution was, " to form a more perfect Union." But if destruction of the Union by one, or by a part only, of the states be lawfully possible, the Union isi6o... | |
 | Robert Henry Browne - United States - 1901 - 718 pages
...and engaged 'that it should be perpetual by the Articles of Confederation again in 1778; and finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects for ordaining...Constitution was to form a more perfect Union. "But if destruction of 'the Union by one, or by part only, of the States be lawfully possible, the Union is... | |
 | Benson John Lossing, John Fiske, Woodrow Wilson - United States - 1901 - 516 pages
...plighted and engaged that it should be perpetual, by the articles of confederation in 1778. And, finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects for ordaining...Constitution was " to form a more perfect Union." But if destruction of the Union, by one, or by a part only, of the States be lawfully possible, the Union... | |
 | United States - 1901 - 536 pages
...objects for ordaining and establishing the Constitution was " to form a more perfect Union." But if destruction of the Union, by one, or by a part only,...the States be lawfully possible, the Union is less perfect than before, the Constitution having lost the vital element of perpetuity. It follows from... | |
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Association in 177-4. It was matured and continued by the Declaration of Independence in 1776. It was further matured and the faith of all the then thirteen States expressly plighted and engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation... 
